What is the Mazzaroth?

What is the Mazzaroth?  This word, found in Job 38:31-32, is the Hebrew word for zodiac. It is the group of 12 constellations the sun travels through each year on an elliptical path. God placed the stars in the sky on the 4th day of creation. He grouped them together in such a way that they would form pictures for all to read. Though the enemy tried to be clever and draw different pictures than what the Lord intended, the names that God gave to the stars were descriptive so as to let all generations know His intent. Researchers discovered through the years that, no matter which language you choose, the star names and their meanings did not change. They remain constant and declare the original intent of God’s heart. He wrote this open book in the sky for all generations to see. Before there was a written Word of God, there were stars writing a book in the heavenlies.

The story written on this elliptical path is the gospel of Jesus Christ. The constellations are grouped in three sets of four which tell the story of Christ’s first coming, the blessings His coming brings, and His second coming. The story begins in the constellation of Virgo and ends in Leo.

Dr. Dale Sides, in his book The Christology of the Constellations, gives us a simple explanation of the meaning of each constellation as the sun travels its circular path each year.

 

Virgo – The prophecy of the Promised Seed

Libra – The Redeemer’s atoning work

Scorpio – The Redeemer’s conflict

Sagittarius – The Redeemer’s triumph

 

Capricorn – The result of the Redeemer’s sufferings

Aquarius – He poured out on us the Holy Spirit

Pisces – The blessings on Jew and Gentile

Aries – The Risen Ram reigns over the devil

 

Taurus – The Messiah coming to rule

Gemini – He is coming to claim His Bride

Cancer – He is coming to give His bride the Kingdom

Leo – He will rule and reign supreme as the King of Kings

 

There has been a relatively small group of people studying this through the years, gaining an understanding of what God was speaking to us. It was mainly a mystery of God, hidden through the ages but now being revealed to the end-times generation by the Holy Spirit as Paul states in Eph 3:4-6. Why, you ask? God wants us to look up and read the heavenlies. There is much to learn about the stars and the messages communicated through celestial events. Blood moons, eclipses, comets, etc. aren’t just casual things that happen and they are happening frequently. God is speaking through each and every event and He wants His people to understand what He’s saying. Let’s keep pressing in to know His heart and to read His messages.